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29 Cards in this Set
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abrogate
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to repeal, cancel declare null and void
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ambient
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completely surrounding, encompassing
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asperity
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roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness
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burnish
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polish, to make smooth
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cabal
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a small group working in secret
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delectable
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delightful, highly enjoyable
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deprecate
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to express mild disaproval
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detritus
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fragments that result from any distruction
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ebullient
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overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement
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eclectic
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drawn from different sources
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flaccid
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limp, not firm, lacking in vigor
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impecunious
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having little or no money
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inexorable
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inflexible, unyielding
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moribund
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dying, on the way out
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necromancer
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wizard who claims to know future or talks to the dead
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onerous
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burdensome, difficulty
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rife
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common, widespread
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rudiments
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the earliest stages of anything
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sequester
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to set apart, seperate
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winnow
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to get rid of something unwanted, delete
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elysium
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any place or state of perfect happiness; paradise.
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odious
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deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable
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haggard
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having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance
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slealthily
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furtive, sneaky
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din
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a loud, confused noise
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wan
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of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lackingcolor
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mirth
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gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter
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interdict
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any prohibitory act or decree of a court or an administrative officer.
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enigmatic
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perplexing; mysterious
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